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hunker

[huhng-ker] / ˈhʌŋ kər /


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“Get to him discreetly. Hunker down. And then fly right back and go to set. Just rinse and repeat, constantly.”

From Washington Post • Dec. 8, 2022

Hunker down with a bowl of this flavorful and uber-easy soup recipe that will keep you satisfied on those single-degree days.

From Salon • Dec. 31, 2021

“Just go back home. Don’t worry about it. Hunker down.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 26, 2017

“Those opportunities have largely vanished,” said David Hunker, head of shareholder activism defense at J.P.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2017

“If they are not on deck they must be below,—they had no chance to leave the ship,” answered Captain Hunker.

From Dave Porter on Cave Island A Schoolboy's Mysterious Mission by Stratemeyer, Edward




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